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We use a combination of field and laboratory studies to understand how energetic trade-offs influence Darwinian fitness in animals. Rather than being taxa -specific, our research is driven by the August Krogh principle, "for every research question there is an organism upon which it can be most conveniently studied." We are based at Trent University, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Sweden's new car carrier is the world's largest wind-powered vessel 10/27/2020

The ship of the future?

Sweden's new car carrier is the world's largest wind-powered vessel With its five, massive, solid sails, this ship will carry 7,000 cars across the Atlantic, while being almost emission-free.

Over One-Fifth Of Late-18th-Century Londoners Contracted Syphilis By Their Mid-30s 07/08/2020

20% of Londoners had syphilis by their 30s (a new study by Trent University history colleague, Kevin Siena)

Over One-Fifth Of Late-18th-Century Londoners Contracted Syphilis By Their Mid-30s Two hundred and fifty years ago, London was rife with sexually transmitted infections (STIs). You only have to read about the sexual exploits of James Bosw

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Trent University, Life And Health Sciences Building, 2140 East Bank Drive
Peterborough, ON
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